Michael Allegrezza
It’s easy to forget about infectious disease when one has
access to quality healthcare that includes vaccines and antibiotics for most
major pathogens. But infections still account for 22% of all deaths worldwide.
In the developing world, it is far worse. For instance, over half of all deaths
in sub-Saharan Africa are from infectious diseases. While many researchers are
using science and technology to combat this problem, others have noticed that creating
international policies for monitoring and controlling infectious disease would also
greatly decrease mortality and minimize global outbreaks.
In June, Dr. Harvey Rubin gave a talk entitled “A Proposal
for a Global Governance System for Infectious Diseases” to members of the Penn
Science Policy Group. In addition running a research lab, Dr. Rubin has
established himself as a critical intellect on the topic of global disease and
acts as the Director of Penn's Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and
Response. …